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    light over Lady Macbeth’s true colors when she received news from her husband about him one day becoming king. Lady Macbeth’s foul desire for power was strong enough for her to convince her husband that killing Duncan was the only way to become king. Lady Macbeth’s plan to kill Duncan became easier when she heard that Duncan would pay a visit to her home. Lady Macbeth wanted to make sure that Duncan was not alarmed so

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    Banquo”. Macbeth will kill king Duncan and Duncan’s son will get revenge for his fathers death. Macbeth and Banquo went to there village to tell king Duncan and how good he was in the battle field. The king was surprised on how Macbeth took on multiple guys in the field of battle the king Duncan wanted to do something for Macbeth for what he did in the battle field. The king was going to give him a title for the crown or the Thane of Cawdor Macbeth refused the offer from the king. Macbeth pulls Banquo

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    witches that he will be king‚ Macbeth becomes a power hungry killer who annihilates anyone standing in his way. The women in Macbeth’s life are deceptive and give him a false sense of hope and security which he uses as fuel for his selfish plans. The misleading

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    being loyal to the king by refusing to kill him‚ then becoming ambitious with evil thoughts as he is influenced by Lady Macbeth‚ and finally being overwhelmed by his thirst for power through his bloodthirsty manners. As the play first commences‚ it is evident that Macbeth is an innocent fellow‚ earning himself a reputation for being a noble and loyal kinsman to King Duncan when he visits the Inverness Castle because he believes that “he’s here in double-trust” (1.7.12). King Duncan perceives Macbeth

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    ambitious man who wants to be King but who originally lacks the desire to act upon his ambitions‚ despite the fact that he is confronted by three witches who predict future glories‚ including the bestowal of titles and the Kingship. His wife however‚ is eager for him to achieve his potential‚ and she plays on his human weaknesses to encourage him to kill the King and usurp power for himself. The involvement of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the murder of King Duncan at first seems to have achieved

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    Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare. Macbeth is a play about Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ who together plan to murder King Duncan so Macbeth can become king. Macbeth receives information from three witches who tell him he will be king one day‚ but Macbeth cannot wait and wants to be king now. So in order to achieve this goal Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plot to kill Macbeth’s cousin Duncan. Due to this whole ordeal before and after‚Macbeth’s mind becomes very conflicted and he is forced to make decisions

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    Blind Ambition in Macbeth

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    overcome by her ambition from the very beginning. Reasoning was abandoned after the decision to kill Duncan was made. At that point we see no serious questioning of the motives of the three witches when they told their cunning and misleading predictions. Macbeth even went as far as to ask for their advise a second time - this second time would of course lead to his downfall. The decision to kill Duncan also signified the last serious attempt at moral contemplation on the part of Macbeth. Throughout

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    Macbeth is a Shakespearean tragedy‚ written between the years of 1599 and 1606. It tells the story of a Scottish general‚ known as Macbeth who receives a prophecy from three witches claiming that he will‚ someday‚ become king of Scotland. The play demonstrates two main themes through the desires of kingship and power Lady Macbeth has for Macbeth and the numerous murders committed by Macbeth in order to fulfill these and his own want for power. The two main themes of Macbeth include ‘the corrupting

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    influence of someone or something. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the main character transitions from being one person in the beginning to a completely different person at the end. Macbeth is introduced as a war hero who is beloved by his king and country. Although he was a war hero‚ he begins to change throughout the play and by the end; he becomes an evil villain who thinks of nothing but his own ambition. His strong desire to achieve his goals makes him an evil villain since he achieves

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    when she found out that the witches told Macbeth he was going to be king she egged him on‚ and urged him to become king. Or when she realizes Macbeth is scared to kill Duncan‚ she then calls him a coward and convinces him to carry on with the murder. These are some reasons why Lady Macbeth is insane wants power‚ and maybe even to become queen. One reason why Lady Macbeth longs for power is because she persuaded Macbeth to kill Duncan. In the kitchen during Act 2 she is seen making fun of Macbeth and

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